Rustpad is a collaborative text editor that allows multiple users to edit the same document in real-time. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rustpad on OpenBSD.
Note: This tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of OpenBSD and have administrative privileges.
Before we can install Rustpad, we need to install some required dependencies. OpenBSD uses the pkg_add command to manage packages. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
$ doas pkg_add bash curl libxcb libfontconfig libx11 libnotify
Rustpad is not available in the OpenBSD package repository. Therefore, we need to download it directly from the Rustpad website. Run the following command to download the latest version of Rustpad:
$ curl -LO https://rustpad.io/rustpad.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, we can extract and install Rustpad. Run the following command to extract the downloaded archive:
$ tar -xzf rustpad.tar.gz
This will extract the files to a directory named rustpad.
Next, change to the rustpad directory and run the following command to start the Rustpad server:
$ ./bin/rustpad --port 8000 --addr 0.0.0.0
This will start the Rustpad server on port 8000 and bind to all available network interfaces (0.0.0.0).
With the Rustpad server running, you can now access it from a web browser on any computer on the same network. Open your web browser and navigate to http://<openbsd-ip-address>:8000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Rustpad on your OpenBSD machine. You can now use Rustpad to collaborate on text documents with other users in real-time.
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